Sentences with phrase «protect essential public services»

The Alberta government is holding consultations on proposed legislation to protect essential public services while upholding public sector workers» right to meaningful collective bargaining dispute resolution.

The Alberta government is holding consultations on proposed legislation to protect essential public services while upholding public sector workers» right to meaningful collective bargaining dispute resolution... [more]

The speech promised reforms of trade unions, to «protect essential public services against strikes».

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'' «notes the threats to the future of the Royal Mail and welcomes the conclusion of the Hooper Report that, as part of a plan to place the Royal Mail on a sustainable path for the future, the current six days a week universal service obligation (USO) must be protected, that the primary duty of a new regulator should be to maintain the USO, and that the Government should address the growing pensions deficit; notes that modernisation in the Royal Mail is essential and that investment must be found for it; endorses the call for a new relationship between management and postal unions; urges engagement with relevant stakeholders to secure the Government's commitment to a thriving and prosperous Royal Mail, secure in public ownership, that is able to compete and lead internationally and that preserves the universal postal service; further notes the Conservatives» failure to invest in Royal Mail when they were in power in contrast with Labour's support for both Royal Mail and the Post Office; and notes that legislation on these issues will be subject to normal parliamentary procedures.»

A Treasury spokesman said: «We are determined to tackle the record budget deficit in order to keep rates lower for longer, protect jobs, and maintain the quality of essential public services.

«The pay cap needs to be lifted for all public sector workers if we are to protect our public services, which are an essential part of everyone's daily life.

The mandate of the new Commission was to seek input from the public and the legal profession to learn their vision for more efficient and effective ways to deliver legal services, to analyze and synthesize the insights gained, and, on that basis, to «propose new approaches that are not constrained by traditional models for delivering legal services and are rooted in the essential values of protecting the public, enhancing diversity and inclusion, and pursuing justice for all.»

To summarize, the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour challenged Saskatchewan's Public Service Essential Services Act (PSESA) and the Trade Union Amendment Act, which came into force May 14, 2008, alleging both pieces of legislation violated section 2 (d) of the Charter, which protects freedom of association and expression.

In your post you assert that the government of Alberta's essential services consultation is a process aimed at providing a right to strike for public sector employees «while also ensuring that the health, safety and well - being of Albertans is protected in the event of a public sector work stoppage.»

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) have reopened the public comment period on a joint proposal to simplify the process of identifying habitat essential to the survival and recovery of species protected by the Endangered Species Act (ESA).